And so we have the first failed comic-book movie of the season. I really wanted to like Green Lantern, but it’s such a glossy mess — a sprawling, CGI-riddled live-action cartoon that’s plenty colorful but lacks any depth or substance and takes way too many lazy narrative shortcuts. I can’t tell you how many times […]
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Aaron Johnson as Kick-Ass and Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit-Girl (‘Kick-Ass’ official site) Let’s get this out of the way right now: “Kick-Ass” makes its comic book source material look downright anemic. And we’re talking about Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s already over-the-top thumbing of their noses at comic book conventions within the medium. […]
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